Trump Asserts Link to Scotland Amid Resort Plan

By

Alistair MacDonald

Updated June 10, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET

Real-estate mogul Donald Trump paid a visit to his mother's birthplace on a remote Scottish island Monday, asserting his local credentials as he seeks to build a $2.5 billion golf resort on the other side of the country.

Mr. Trump arrived in his private jet at the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, with his sister, U.S. federal judge Maryanne Trump Barry. He stayed about three hours, visiting the village of Tong, where his mother grew up, and a...